The Taste Fest is the premier fund raiser for the Novi Athletic Boosters club and this year’s event will be a showcase of what a big community effort can do to help local athletes.

The Novi Athletic Department, Athletic Boosters as well as Novi Community Schools are excited about the new turf field, which will be officially unveiled at the Taste Fest and first home varsity football on Thursday evening.

The event combines food, fun and football for the whole family to enjoy. The new field alone is worth checking out.

“The new turf field put Novi on par with all the other schools in our conference that already have a turf field,” said Novi Athletic Boosters President Mark Tobias of the unveiling of the new playing surface at the Novi High stadium.

He said the new field also, “allows numerous sports and the band time to work on their skills on a field that does not get muddy.”

“Novi has always been looked at as a role model for academics and now we will be that for athletics to with the turf field,” Tobias said.

Athletic Boosters

Producing results to help Novi Community Schools' athletics is the goal of the boosters. Taste Fest 2014 is a great opportunity to help maintain excellence and make it better.

“This is one of the cornerstone events for the Boosters. It starts us off on the year of fund raising for Novi student/athletes,” said Tobias.

At Taste Fest kids can play in the bounce houses and have ice cream, and families can try the various food vendors from the Novi community. There will also be a silent auction featuring many desirable items from local businesses.

And, “there will be an exciting football game to watch and cheer on Novi to victory on the new turf field our taxpayers supported,” Tobias said.